The International Association for the Study of Lung Cancer (IASLC) is disappointed in the recommendations made by the Medicare Evidence Development & Coverage Advisory Committee (MEDCAC) to not support Medicare coverage of low-dose computed tomography (LDCT) screening of patients at high risk for lung cancer.

April 2014 Newsletter (Chinese)

April 2014 Newsletter

Spotlight on KRAS Mutant Lung Cancer
Werner H. Kirsten was a young pathologist working at the University of Chicago. He noted with interest that he could transmit leukemia to rats with cell free extract obtained from leukemic mice, which suggested the presence of a microscopic transmitting agent such as a virus.